"A glass of milk, and thou
Coughing beside me in the wilderness—
Ah—wilderness were Paradise enow!"
(He takes a sip of milk.)
MISS HOWARD (peevishly). That's old stuff, Mr.Murray. A patient at Saranac wrote that parody.
MURRAY (maliciously). Aha, you've discovered it's a parody, have you, you sly minx! (Miss Howard turnsfrom him huffily and walks back towards the office, he chin in the air.)
THE CURTAIN FALLS